Anoka County has no primary-residence STR rule. Coon Rapids effectively bars non-owner-occupied short-term rentals: only an owner (or qualifying relative) sharing all living space with two or fewer tenants is exempt from licensing. Non-owner STRs are prohibited.
No countywide primary-residence requirement exists—the standard is set city by city under Minn. Stat. Ch. 462. Coon Rapids City Code §12-904 prohibits under-30-day rentals in residential zones, and its only owner-occupancy pathway, §12-903(2)(b), exempts homes occupied by the owner or a qualifying relative with two or fewer tenants who share all living space. That effectively limits any residential arrangement to an owner-present household rather than a whole-home vacation rental. Blaine requires a rental license but does not carve out a primary-residence STR category. Confirm whether owner-occupancy is required with your city’s zoning administrator.
Operating a non-owner-occupied short-term rental in a residential district violates §12-904 and is abatable as a public nuisance with administrative penalties and fines.
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